The Challenge: Design and build a car capable of crossing the vast and imposing continent of Australia using only sunlight as fuel and to prove it, in the spirit of friendly competition against others with the same goal.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

It’s hot and humid here in Darwin and we South Australians are sweating and sweltering.

It rained heavily about 3 am and those of us sleeping under the stars were sent scurrying for shelter under the covered dining and work area.We worked on the solar car all morning, modifying headrests to suit the new crash helmets and tidying up wiring in the cabin. The telemetry teamworked all day on the new telemetry system. In the afternoon we took the car to Hidden Valley Raceway for testing.

Everyone enjoyed the sight of Kelly whooshing down the main straight at nearly 100kph!

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The Challenge: Design and build a car capable of crossing the vast and imposing continent of Australia using only sunlight as fuel and to prove it, in the spirit of friendly competition against others with the same goal.

This BLOG updates as teams publish their contributions around the world.